Guernica

/ɡɜːˈniːkə; ˈɡɜːnɪkə; Spanish ɡɛrˈnika/

noun

1.

a town in N Spain: formerly the seat of a Basque parliament; destroyed in 1937 by German bombers during the Spanish Civil War, an event depicted in one of Picasso's most famous paintings. Pop: 15 454 (2003 est) Basque name Gernika